Camera-back.



R. KROEDEL. CAMERA BACK. APPLICATION FILED APRJQ, 1908.

' Patented Sept. 7, 1909.-

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CAMERA BACK.

APPLICATION FILED APB..24, 1908.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.-

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Be it knownthat I, BQBERT Kxoirnnn, of Rochester, 1n the co tyof Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new "and useful Improvements in Camera-Backs; and" I do hereby declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part. of this specifica- 'tion, and to the refenence-muneralsmarked thereon.

i My present back for-film cameras which will provide simple, light, and eflicient means for flatten- I ing the film while in position for exposure 1 I and causing it to accurately, coincide with the'focal plane of. the lens.

A. further object. of my invention is to ro- .vide, preferably in conjunction therewit '1, a ifiSlIllPl'Q means for retaining a latein'position 'fieriexposnre whereby the atter may be used3upon occasion, in a film camera with-- the more complicated de-.

u uauy. resorted to for effecting the adaptation. I

.- To these and fi y pointed out in the'claims at the end oflthe specification.

In the drawings:

edin accordance with. and illustrating one embodi lent if my invention, 2- is}; horizontal 'sectihn through a camera to which the backhas been applied. Fig. 3 is an en- 40 larged vertical fragmentary se'ctionthrough taken sub- 4:5 pbsition. for exposure. Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section through the inspection openin "and closure therefor taken on line -5-5-o Fig." 1. Fig.6 isf'a similar horizontal sectiontaken' on theline 6 -6 of Fig 1. I

Similar reference numerals in the several figures indicate siniilaifparts;

The camera to which" n of the folclin roll holding typecom rising bellows chamher ih, heleiherends the invention con- 'p'ro ements and cornbina 30 tions of parts all as will be hereinafter more described, the novel features 1 being v the present in stance. I hareshown my invention applled is I I Specification of tttrs Patent. Patented Sept '7, 1909. I I Application filed-April 24,;90'8} Serial No. 128,953.

lows 3,. and film chambers 4 atihe sides. L catediin the latter are..the -'ffiln1 spools which -su '1p0rtthe film 6' by mean's'of which it lsffd past the exposure opening 16' rat the rear of the bellows. chamber.. The exposure o .e'ning is, in the present embodicamera. hayingportions forming a track 8 for the film as. it is fed past the openi over the guide rollers" 9. and operating to ispose I I it in thefo'cal plane of the came -all n. lnvention relates to photogra phy and more particularly to. photographic, 2 cameras and it has for its object "to provide a The hack 10 isherein shown cdl "p r l of double plates so formed and dispo. ed a to ro'v-ide top and bottom flanges llan end anges 1'2 that cooperate with reciproca .portions-of the camera-fin a light -tight oint, I suitable fastening means (not shown) eing pr'oyidedat anyconven'ient point: As the film when disposed across the 'expos'ure opening is apt to buckle slightly t-ieularly' atits ed'ges, being in contact with thecamera only upon one, its forward side. and thereby cause rregularities in the negn tivejproduced because of the sensitized surface not' being strictly and at all points in the focal plane of the lens, I provide upon the back 10,. means for exerting-a yielding pressure upon the rear of. the film, prefer ably at its edges, said means developing suf- .ficien-t tensionto fiatten'the film against the rear'of the camera.

In carrying out this improvement, I provide two parallel strips 13) and 14 pref- I 'liigui eleis an elevation ofthe inner side of a camera hack-construct;

erably of resilientmaterial such as thin spring metal on the inner side of the back which project inwardly coextensive and in 7 normal contact with the film tracks 8. These strips are curved slightly'in cross sec-' tion as shown to'provide' a rounded co'nt-a'ct and supported by means of resilient arms 15, so as to arrange Fig.3 in brushin contact with the rear su'r-. face of the film s eet 6 (or the blaclcpapelbacking therefor) and press it to a'flatposition in which all portlons ofits extent are in one place. and that the focal plane of the lens.:.-

. Inthe'eyent' that .it is desired tOfOCCilsionallyf employ-a 'pl'ate.instead of film 1nthe camera, as :when'the single.- exposure is to be immediately devel0ped,-a'plate17 may beneath or in rear of the stripslfi and 114 in the. present '-m,ent,'.-tie ned'by a frame 7 at the rear of the instance; supportinghrackets I themselves asshown in .be arranged against the back andreta-ined 18 upon the rear or under sideof the lower stri l4 formed'by angular ears and upon which the lower edge of a plate of suitable size is adapted to rest. The plate is ap lied v 5 by first inserting'its' upper edge beneat 1 the upper strip 13 as'far as limiting stops'or abutments l9 and thenlowering it until its bottom edge rests upon the brackets '18. r The supporting arms 15 of the strips are so 10 arranged as to prevent lateral movement of the plate by'engagement with its side edges or to'support itsweightinc'ase the camera is turnedupon its'side for exposure for well known purposes?"In'any case the-plate is 1a 'held in proper register with: the exposure opening of the camera and while readily 1n- 7 V serted or removed is seen, eits position. The bac'k- 1s provlded w t h the usual 1nspecti'on opening of colored'transparency 20. butas the useless entrance of even nonactin'icrays'should be prevented at alltimes and particularly in the present construction where the plate is arranged closely adjacent ;to the back,-I provide the opening'i'vitlra movableopa'que closure 21. The opening 1s,

in the present instance located within a de' pression 22 on the inner side offthe back within which slides aplate 21 having a "finger piece23 and slotted at 24 to receive a guide pin 25. v

preferably "rounded to; conform to the rounded confines of the depression so as to fit the latter closely when coveringthe "opening, and effectually prevent the entrance of vlight rays' through'the latter; As anadditlOIl-fll precaution, Iflprovide a spring finger -26 to'enga'ge the outer-face of the plate and- I force it tightly against the opening',-t he said finger being 'conven1en tly formed in the "4 present instance froman extension on one side of the fs trip '13. I A b'ack having'the attachments andfconveni'ences described may be constructed at supporting arms 1510f the upper I 'small additional expense and usually with- 7 out departing fronr' original general forms, vet ofl'er advantagesparticularly useful to those who donot care for or require a more coi'n'plicated and expensive structure.

I claim as -m 'invent'ionz a "an exposure opening and means for, feeding filn'i j'across said opening, of a back and m eans carried thereby for exerting a yieldi-ng pressure upon tl e eclges of a film as it is ted across the opening said means being anranged'to press the film-only at the edges which extend in the-=direction of movement ot'j'the latter; I 2. T'hecombination-with a camera having a filmvt rack'iat' therear thereof :and "means I -*-'for'fe'edin a film along saidtracle'of a back COOPGI'ZltlIlQWVIth the camera'and provided;

onaits innerside with an inwardly project- I 111g yielding-"member adapted to engage a The ends of the plate are" l.-Tl1e combination with a camera having means for film and fiattenfit against the track the'itrack and "yielding member being arranged I to act upon the film only atthe edges-"Which extend in the direction of moveli'ient thereof."

3. 1 The combination with a camerahaving 'a rearward exposure opening and a film track adjacent thereto for guiding the'cdges of a film fed past the opening, of a, back cooperating with the camera and provided on its innerside with aninwardlyprojecting yielding member adapted to engage the film and flatten it against the track the track and yielding memberbeing arranged to act upon the. film -,onlv at the"edgcs which exitend .i11 ,-tl ie direction ofmovcment thereof.

a continuous strip of film past the latter, of

a back provided .on its inner sidenithpm,

:allelyielding strips, independently movable and adapted tocngage the film sheet only at the, oppositeedges thereof which extend iii-the direction of movement of t'hczfilln.

6. The'combination witlia camerahaving an exposure opening and means -f n' fecding a continuous strip of'film past the latter, of a back provided on its inner side, with parallel yielding strips, independcntlv movable and adapted to engage the film sheet only at thejopposite edges thcreol which extend I in the-d rection of mo'vcment'of the film.

7. A camera back provided onitsinner face with an inwardly projecting yielding member adapted to eng-(tge'j a filmsu'pported at the rear of the camera said member being providfed'with means'for supporting a plate thereon. m

8. The.combination,with a eamera'lback, of an inwardly projecting yielding member ,arranged on the inner side thereof unk] adapted to engage a film supported at the -.rear oflthc camera,said member bcii'ig provided with means for, engaging one edge of a plate to support'the latter thjereonp-and a retaining the plate againstjthe back. Q v I" 9. The combination with'a camera back, of. a yieldingstripca'rried on the inner side thereof to project inwardly into engagement with the film, ,sa'id strip "being adapted to retain a platearranged between it and the back" U 10; The combination' with a: icainera ihack,

of parallel-yielding strips arranged on the inner side t llQIGO f'tOj project inwardly into adapted to retaina plateai ranged between them and the back, and

them for supporting said" plate.

11; Thecombination with a camera of. a strip or-memberfcarried on the inner side thereof ltop'rojectinwardly into engagement with-Ptli'e' film and having resilient supporting arms forming abutments to prevent ateral movement offa: plate supported by said member against. the back;

12. The combination with'a camera back. of a yielding striplcar'ried on the inner side thereof to project inwardly into engagement means on one of with the film, said strip being provided on the side adjacent the back with a bracket for supporting a plate arranged between, the back'and strip;

13. The combination .with a camera back having an inspection, opening therein, of a movable'opaque closure for said openii'ig ar-' ranged on the inner side of the backing.

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14. The combinationwith a camera hack,

having a depression the're in and an inspection opening'arranged within the depression,

abie wit in the depression;

15. The combination with a camera" back having an inspection opening"therein, of a of an ;0 meme closure for the opening movfmoyable opaqueclosure for said opening and means engaging the closure to p'ress it against the opening. 16. The combination with a camera back having an inspection 0 ening therein, and provided on its Inner s1 e. with an inwardly projecting yielding strip adapted toengage afihn sheet at therea-r of the camera, of a .slidin opaque closure for the opening and a :resi ientextension on the strip engaging the closure to press the sameagainst the opening. i i 1 osana" KROEDEL. Witnesses:

q RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH? HAROLD H. SIMMS. 

